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> Oil cooler in the wheel well, like the 911
Harpo
post Jun 3 2014, 04:44 PM
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Has anyone installed a oil cooler in the Frt right wheel well like they did on the 911's? There are lots of threads on radiators in the front bumper and above the trans.

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post Jun 3 2014, 04:45 PM
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Has anyone installed a oil cooler in the Frt right wheel well like they did on the 911's? There are lots of threads on radiators in the front bumper and above the trans.

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Space is too narrow for an oil cooler.
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post Jun 3 2014, 05:13 PM
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Yup, you won't fit much in the way of a cooler up there. Not under stock fenders, at any rate.

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post Jun 3 2014, 05:21 PM
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This works good for me.


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post Jun 3 2014, 05:33 PM
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QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ Jun 3 2014, 07:21 PM) *

This works good for me.


I like.
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post Jun 3 2014, 05:58 PM
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911 SC's {78 and 79} came stock with what was called a 'trombone loop" in the right front. . . an actual cooler came on later cars. . . thermostat was in the right rear and it was hard line from there to the front going through the right side rocker panel, no rubber hose. . it was the total length of the hard lines where the cooling was accomplished not just the loop. .
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post Jun 3 2014, 06:37 PM
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It is not that I mind running the radiator up to the front but I wanted to run the stock bumper. There are a lot less holes to cut in the body.

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post Jun 3 2014, 07:21 PM
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No through air and too narrow.

However if your willing to cut into the fender well it is do able. Check the link in my signature
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post Jun 3 2014, 07:33 PM
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When I bought my LE, it had an oil cooler in the right rear wheel well. I took it out.
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post Jun 3 2014, 10:00 PM
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QUOTE(Harpo @ Jun 3 2014, 06:44 PM) *

Has anyone installed a oil cooler in the Frt right wheel well like they did on the 911's? There are lots of threads on radiators in the front bumper and above the trans.

Thanks

David


We installed two small oil coolers in the front fenders of my 914 race car, but, being a (mostly) race car, we were able to remove the front turn signals to allow air to flow to the coolers. We added the side marker lights after this picture was taken to serve as turn signals when driving on the street.

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post Jun 4 2014, 09:43 PM
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I thought there were some hard lines with "fins" on the lines themselves out there. I seem to recall seeing these a long time ago but they were expensive.

Edit: found it http://www.elephantracing.com/oilhandling/...ltyoillines.htm
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post Jun 17 2014, 07:23 AM
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QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ Jun 3 2014, 04:21 PM) *

This works good for me.


Elliot

I understand you have a FAT performance engine, so what kind of oil temps are you getting with this setup with hard driving?
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post Jun 17 2014, 09:56 AM
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QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ Jun 3 2014, 03:21 PM) *

This works good for me.


I did the same thing with an air scoop on the rocker panel which as a hose forcing air on the auxiliary oil cooler with a fan mounted on the backside wired on a thermostat. I did mine on the passenger side. I also put in a new exhaust system from Tangerine Racing to get the clearance needed. My oil temps rarely get above 210 even on the hottest days in Atlanta traffic. Downside is I gave up my stock heat exchangers to put in the exhaust system, so it's a chilly ride in the winter. In cooler weather I block the rocker panel scoop with a drain stopper (works great!). Otherwise, the oil will not get to 180.
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post Jun 17 2014, 10:18 AM
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QUOTE(Harpo @ Jun 3 2014, 05:44 PM) *

Has anyone installed a oil cooler in the Frt right wheel well like they did on the 911's? There are lots of threads on radiators in the front bumper and above the trans.


That's my plan but I'll go in the left wheel well and use the GT lines. Like Toolguy said, the loop cooler is more of a heat sink. I was going to run the 911 style brake duct to get a little air through there for good measure. You could even add fins to the hard lines in the rockers and blow some air through there.




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